Alex Webb Quotes
Ultimately, the reward is the process - the process of photographing and discovering and trying to understand why and what am I photographing.
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I've always been in love with music, but I've never thought to sing.
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The lunch in a normal American restaurant is very problematic for me. I don't like to have hot food for lunch.
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A well-made salad must have a certain uniformity; it should make perfect sense for those ingredients to share a bowl.
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I like to have fun, just stay relaxed.
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I like watching films that can play in any language because they're essentially silent.
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As I went between the Islamic Society in my college and university, the mosque, the halal takeaway, and visited the homes of my male Muslim friends, it was entirely possible for me to get through my day without interacting in any meaningful way with a single non-Muslim.
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I admit that the direct model has done a lot for Dell. That's the only thing the company has ever really accomplished.
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When I was younger, I went through a phase when I didn't like my hair. Because the school I went to was primarily Caucasian, there wasn't anyone who had my hair texture. I remember one day I straightened my hair, and that was the first day that people gave me compliments on it.
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If you are being weird or silly you can be excused because you are just playing a character.
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My workouts include aerobic exercise for a healthy cardiovascular system; strength training to maintain muscle tone and bone density; core strength exercise for a stable mid-section; and stretching to maintain mobility.
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I think that we live in a highly specialized, technologically advanced society. Highly developed societies tend to have very remote understandings about what underlies our prosperity.
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The ultimate aim of all creative activity is the building!
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I was just learning to play guitar when Tracy Chapman came out. She wrote these songs, she played them by herself and I so admired her for that.
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I guess I'm a bit of a romantic.
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Well, I don't really concern myself too much with what other people make of my work.
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I find Denver's hipster scene to be fully unique.
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There, they tell me to wear the veil. Here, they are telling me to put my hips in a little girl's skirt, and I am this lovely full woman. You've got this Ph.D. and you're worrying, 'Am I skinny enough?'
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In my head, I actually think my songs are pop songs. I think, 'Damn, that's a pop song!' I can practice in front of the mirror with my hairbrush for as long as I want to. But when it finally comes out, it sounds avant-garde to people.
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I can't verbalize the internal meaning of pictures whatsoever. Some of my friends can at very mystical levels, but I prefer to say that, if I feel something strongly, I would make a photograph, that would be the equivalent of what I saw and felt.
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People go to movies on Saturday to get away from the war in Iraq and taxes and election news and pedophiles online and just go and have some fun. I like doing movies that are fun.
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I knew from a very early age, that what I saw on tv had nothing to do with real life. So I wanted to make a record of real life. That included having a camera with me at all times.
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Denzel [Washington] just knows the actor. He knows the process, and you don't often get that.
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Some prideful people are not so concerned as to whether their wages meet their needs as they are that their wages are more than someone else’s. Their reward is being a cut above the rest. This is the enmity of pride.
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Ultimately, the reward is the process - the process of photographing and discovering and trying to understand why and what am I photographing.
